Born in Australia, Connelly, now based in Manila, began releasing her music on SoundCloud in 2015. The following year, she dropped her debut album, “How I Love,” which put her on Spotify’s Artists to Watch in 2017.

Her soulful voice and R&B sound stood out in songs like “Mine” and “Wait.”

Among her noteworthy stints were opening for Macklemore and joining the Wonderfruit Festival in Thailand.

Quest

ADVERTISEMENT

Jose Villanueva III, popularly known as Quest, is the singer-songwriter behind “Sige Lang,” the theme song of the Gilas Pilipinas basketball team in 2012. The song is part of Quest’s album “Life of a Champion,” which won Album of the Year at the Awit Awards.

In 2010, Quest won Best Urban Music Video for “Back to Love” at the MYX Music Awards.

IV of Spades

Young band IV of Spades was formed in 2014 by members Zild Benitez, Badjao de Castro, Blaster Silonga and Unique Salonga.

The following year, the band joined Wander Battle—a competition to find the next indie artist to perform at Wanderland. Though it didn’t win, IV of Spades wrote a song, “Hey Barbara,” and went on to play at the Scout Music Fest, in which the band gained more exposure.

IV of Spades plays funk-driven music while dressed in retro ’70s outfits.

Subscribe to INQUIRER PLUS to get access to The Philippine Daily Inquirer & other 70+ titles, share up to 5 gadgets, listen to the news, download as early as 4am & share articles on social media. Call 896 6000.